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Euclid ‘dark universe’ telescope team will unveil new full-color images on May 23: How to watch live

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Euclid ‘dark universe’ telescope team will unveil new full-color images on May 23: How to watch live

Space.com May 22, 2024

The European Space Agency (ESA) will release five new images from the Euclid space telescope on Thursday...

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How does spaceflight lead to medical breakthroughs? Veteran astronaut explains

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How does spaceflight lead to medical breakthroughs? Veteran astronaut explains

Space.com May 22, 2024

In the microgravity environment of low Earth orbit, there are many more experiments and research opportunities that...

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Young ‘cotton candy’ exoplanet the size of Jupiter may be shrinking into a super-Earth

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• Science & Astronomy

Young ‘cotton candy’ exoplanet the size of Jupiter may be shrinking into a super-Earth

Space.com May 22, 2024

Using the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have discovered that a cotton-candy-like Jupiter-sized planet located around 350 light-years...

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Stars give tiny planets a gravitational ‘squeeze’ to strip away their atmospheres

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Stars give tiny planets a gravitational ‘squeeze’ to strip away their atmospheres

Space.com May 22, 2024

A scientist has learned more about the violent processes that rip atmospheres away from planets, finding that...

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Space Force orders ‘jetpack’ to give 2 years of maneuverability to military satellite

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• Military

Space Force orders ‘jetpack’ to give 2 years of maneuverability to military satellite

Space.com May 22, 2024

The U.S. Space Force has ordered a first-of-its-kind satellite docking mission in order to give an on-orbit...

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SpaceX launching next-gen US spy satellites early May 22

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• Launch

SpaceX launching next-gen US spy satellites early May 22

Space.com May 22, 2024

SpaceX is poised to launch a pioneering set of spy satellites for the U.S. government early Wednesday...

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Plants signal NASA satellites with waning ‘glow’ ahead of flash drought

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• Satellites

Plants signal NASA satellites with waning ‘glow’ ahead of flash drought

Space.com May 22, 2024

Glowing plants? Though that might sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, it’s actually a natural...

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Space mysteries: Do all planets have magnetic fields?

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• Science & Astronomy

Space mysteries: Do all planets have magnetic fields?

Space.com May 21, 2024

One of Earth’s defining features is its magnetic field. It forms a protective shield against high-energy particles...

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Right again, Einstein! Scientists find where matter ‘waterfalls’ into black holes

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Right again, Einstein! Scientists find where matter ‘waterfalls’ into black holes

Space.com May 21, 2024

Scientists have confirmed, for the first time, that the very fabric of spacetime takes a “final plunge”...

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How do ‘moving rulers shrink’? The strange physics behind special relativity

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How do ‘moving rulers shrink’? The strange physics behind special relativity

Space.com May 21, 2024

Special relativity is beyond weird. Among its many statements are that moving clocks run slow and that...

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